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Death Penalty Project Event: A conversation with Joe Migliozzi
"A conversation with Joe Migliozzi, Circuit Court judge in Virginia and previously Capital Defender for the south-eastern district of Virginia."
Judge Joseph A. Migliozzi Jr, a judge at the Norfolk General District Court inVirginia, USA is coming to Warwick to give a talk about the current issues relating to the US Death Penalty on 31st March 2016.
This talk will be worthwhile for anyone interested in finding out more about the Death Penalty and going on the internship this summer or in the future. As the talk will take place during the Easter Holidays please email deathpenaltyproject1516@gmail.com to secure a place at this unique event.
Refreshments will be provided, everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!
Audio Lecture by Prof Andrew Williams at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (Cambridge University)
On Friday 5th February, Centre Co-Director Andrew Williams gave a LCIL Friday Lecture 'The UK and Allegations of War Crimes in the Occupation of Iraq: A Failure of Accountability?' at Cambridge University.
The full audio lecture can be accessed here.
Lecture summary: Since 2003 there has been sustained but haphazard legal examination of the conduct of British forces during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Significant numbers of allegations of unlawful killing and abuse have been raised and are the subject of various government instituted processes of investigation. However, despite there being credible evidence of numerous breaches of international humanitarian law and human rights applicable standards, and despite these governmental procedures, there has been no proper or effective attempt by the UK to fulfil its obligations to discover the truth of these allegations, to consider whether systemic abuses occurred, or to make accountable those who have perpetrated proven violations. After briefly charting this complex terrain, I argue first that this confluence of failures renders the UK in direct contravention of international and domestic legal commitments, and second that unless the nettle of a full and open public inquiry is grasped, founded on well-established international principles, there will be no resolution of the ‘Iraq question’ which has festered for over a decade. The prospect is real therefore of a double injustice being perpetrated.
Protest and Performance Week, 14-17 March 2016: Register Now
From 14-17th March 2016, the Centre for Human Rights in Practice will be hosting a series of events that explore the theme of protest. The full programme of this 'Protest and Performance' week is available here. Within it, you will find film, theatre and comedy, as well as panel discussions featuring seasoned activists, students, and representatives of notable campaigning groups. Some events engage with the theme of protest within the university setting, others have a more global outlook. Some will focus on the future, others are more rooted in reflection on the past; all will speak to the present.